Status
Available
Call number
Call number
398.2 Bir
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398.2 Bir
Collection
Publication
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (1961), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 210 pages
Description
This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste. Throughout all these stories the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals and brings to life all the magic and mystery of China.
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Original publication date
1961
Physical description
210 p.; 8.5 inches
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Pages
210